Jobs and Workforce Increase in Metro Valdosta

Press Release: ATLANTA – State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today that metro Valdosta’s jobs, employment, and labor force numbers grew in November, as unemployment insurance claims declined. “This is a great jobs report,” Butler said.…

Albany Mars Plant to add Snack Line, Jobs

ALBANY -- The Albany company that produces Snicker bars and Combos is adding another product, 'goodnessknows' snacks, and that will bring at least 20 more jobs to the plant, raising their payroll to almost 200. Goodnessknows…

National Beef Announces Expansion in Moultrie

MOULTRIE -- A welcome sign of improvement in the Moultrie economy was announced this week. Governor Nathan Deal announced that National Beef Packing Company, a leading beef processing and packing company, will expand its operations…

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Up Slightly to 6.3% in…

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 6.3 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from a revised 6.2 percent in April. The preliminary…

Georgia > Film Industry Big Employer for State

ATLANTA -- Georgia's film and television industry supports more than 24,000 direct jobs and pays local workers more than $1.68 billion in wages, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Inc. announced Monday. Over 9,200…

Valdosta > Unemployment Rate Drops Below 6%

VALDOSTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate for April was 5.9 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.2 percent in March. This is the lowest the…